Olympus Tough TG-6 vs. Sony ZV-1F

Camera Comparison, Reviews and Tests

Detailed comparison and review of Olympus Tough TG-6 and Sony ZV-1F. With our comprehensive overview, you can simply compare design, sensors, proximity characteristics, memory capacities, but also other key features of both cameras and easily decide which one is the right choice for you. Our goal is to help you identify the main differences between products and find the camera that best fits your needs and expectations.

Camera Specifications Comparison

Olympus Tough TG-6 vs. Sony ZV-1F Comparison Chart
DESIGN AND DIMENSIONS Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Product Type Digital camera - 4K - compact Digital camera - 4K - compact with Live View mode
Lens Included - ZEISS
Height 6.6 cm 6 cm
Width 11.3 cm 10.55 cm
Depth 3.24 cm 4.64 cm
Weight 253 g 229 g
Weight Details Camera with battery and memory card: 253 g Camera only: 229 g
Camera with battery and memory card: 256 g
Body Material - Plastic, aluminium
Enclosure Colour Black | Red Black
Protection Waterproof, crushproof, freezeproof, shockproof, dust-resistant -
Digital Zoom - 8x
Optical Zoom 4x -
Navigation GPS/GLONASS/QZSS receiver -
SENSOR Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Sensor Resolution 12.0 Megapixel 20.1 Megapixel
Optical Sensor Type BSI-CMOS Exmor RS CMOS
Total Pixels 12,700,000 pixels 21,000,000 pixels
Effective Sensor Resolution 12,000,000 pixels 20,100,000 pixels
Optical Sensor Size 1/2.3" 1.0"
Frame Rate (Max Resolution) 30 fps 30 fps
Image Stabiliser Optical (image sensor shift mechanism) Optical (Steady Shot)
Built-in Optical Image Stabiliser Yes Yes
Sensors Accelerometer, magnetometer, thermometre, pressure sensor -
PROCESSOR Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Image Processor TruePic VIII BIONZ X
LENS Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Type Zoom lens - 4x zoom - 4.5 - 18 mm - f/2.0-4.9 - zoom ZEISS 7.6 f/2.0 Tessar T*
Focal Length Equivalent to 35mm Camera 25 - 100mm 20mm
Focus Adjustment Automatic Automatic, manual
Min Focus Distance 10 cm 5 cm
Macro Focus Range 0.54cm -
Max View Angle - 94 degree(s)
Zoom Adjustment Motorised drive -
Lens Construction 7 groups / 9 elements 6 groups / 6 elements
Filter Size 40.5 mm 40.5 mm
Features Built-in lens shield, aspherical lens, anti-fog coating -
FOCUSING Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Auto Focus TTL contrast detection TTL contrast detection
Auto Focus Points (Zones) Qty 25 425
Auto Focus Features Focus Peaking function Focus Peaking function
AE/AF Control Face-priority AF, Subject-tracking AF Subject-tracking AF, Eye detection AF, Touch AF, Animal detection AF
Face Detection Yes Face Detection AF/AE
EXPOSURE & WHITE BALANCE Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
ISO (Max) 12800 12800
Native ISO - 125-6400
Extended ISO (Max) - 12800
Extended ISO (Min) - 80
Light Sensitivity ISO auto (100-1600), ISO 100-12800 ISO 100, ISO 800, ISO 125, ISO 400, ISO 200, ISO 160, ISO 320, ISO 640, ISO 80, ISO 500, ISO 250, ISO 1600, ISO 6400, ISO 3200, ISO 1000, ISO 1250, ISO 2000, ISO 2500, ISO 4000, ISO 5000, ISO 12800, ISO 10000, ISO 8000, ISO auto (125-6400)
Exposure Metering Multi-segment, spot Multi-segment, centre-weighted, spot, average, highlight-weighted
Exposure Modes Programme, automatic, aperture-priority Automatic, manual, aperture-priority, shutter-priority
Bracketing Modes Focus bracketing Dynamic Range Bracketing
Shooting Programs Landscape, portrait mode, beach/snow, landscape-portrait, Children, fireworks, night landscape, panorama assist, sports mode, sunset, candle, e-portrait, handheld starlight, backlight correction HDR, portrait + nightscape, live composite -
Special Effects Soft focus, Water Colour, Diorama, Cross Process, partial colour, Grainy Film, Light Tone, Pop Art, Pale & Light Colour, pin hole, Gentle Sepia, Dramatic Tone, Bleach Bypass, Key Line, Vintage, Instant Film Saturation, Contrast compensation, Soft Skin, Sharpen, Creative Look presets
White Balance Custom, automatic, presets Custom, automatic, presets
White Balance Presets Fluorescent, sunlight, tungsten light, overcast, Underwater Incandescent, cloudy, daylight, shade, fluorescent light (cool white), fluorescent light (daylight), fluorescent light (warm white), Underwater, fluorescent light (daylight white)
Shutter Type - Electronic
Max Shutter Speed 1/2000 sec 1/32000 sec
Min Shutter Speed 4 sec 1/4 sec
Exposure Compensation ±2 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps ±3 EV range, in 1/3 EV steps
Exposure Range - EV 0-24 (ISO 100)
DISPLAY Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Type 3" LCD display 3" LCD display
Touch Screen - Yes
Display Format 1,040,000 pixels 921,600 pixels
Display Form Factor Built-in Folding (176°) / rotating (270°)
Display Features Display brightness control Display brightness control, TRILUMINOS Colour technology
FLASH Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Camera Flash Built-in flash -
Flash Modes Fill-in mode, auto mode, flash OFF mode, red-eye reduction -
Red-Eye Reduction Yes -
Features AF illuminator, flash +/- compensation, wireless off-camera control -
VIDEOGRAPHY / CAMCORDER Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Digital Video Format H.264, MOV H.264, XAVC S, MPEG-4 AVC
Image Recording Format JPEG, RAW, RAW + JPEG JPEG
Max Video Resolution 3840 x 2160 3840 x 2160
Audio Signal Format PCM Linear PCM, AAC LC
Microphone Operation Mode Stereo Stereo
Microphone Features - Wind noise reduction, 3-mic system
MEMORY Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Memory Card Slot SD card SD card
Supported Memory Cards SD Memory Card, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card Memory Stick Duo, SD Memory Card, Memory Stick PRO Duo, SDXC Memory Card, SDHC Memory Card, Memory Stick Micro Mark2, SDHC UHS-I Memory Card, SDXC UHS-I Memory Card
Memory Card 32 GB SDHC -
Memory Card Included Yes No
Memory Card Max Supported Size - 128 GB
Image Storage RAW 4000 x 3000
JPEG 4000 x 3000
JPEG 1280 x 720
JPEG 5472 x 3648
JPEG 3888 x 2592
JPEG 2736 x 1824
JPEG 4864 x 3648
JPEG 3648 x 2736
JPEG 2592 x 1944
JPEG 5472 x 3080
JPEG 3648 x 2056
JPEG 2720 x 1528
JPEG 3648 x 3648
JPEG 2544 x 2544
JPEG 1920 x 1920
Video Capture MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps - 102Mbps
MOV - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps - 102Mbps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 30 fps
MOV - 1280 x 720 p - 25 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 30 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 24 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 60 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 30 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 24 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 120 fps
XAVC S - 3840 x 2160 p - 25 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 50 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 25 fps
XAVC S HD - 1920 x 1080 p - 100 fps
XAVC S HD - 1280 x 720 - 9Mbps
BATTERY AND CHARGING Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Battery Type Olympus Li-92B Lithium Ion Sony NP-BX1 Lithium Ion
Details Olympus Li-92B Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1350 mAh (included) Sony NP-BX1 Li-ion rechargeable battery - 1240 mAh (included)
Battery Life Photo shooting - 340 shots
Video recording - 1.8 hours
Photo shooting - 360 shots (LCD Monitor on)
Photo shooting - 540 shots (LCD Monitor off)
Video recording - 60 minutes
CONNECTIONS Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Interface HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n HDMI, USB 2.0, IEEE 802.11b/g/n, Bluetooth 4.1
Connectivity Features Remote control via mobile devices, remote live view Remote control via mobile devices, Wireless Image Transfer, Live streaming
Print Standard DPOF support, Exif Print support DPOF support, Exif Print support, PRINT Image Matching
Connector Type USB 2.0 (5 pin Micro-USB Type B)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
USB 2.0 (USB Type-C)
HDMI output (19 pin micro HDMI Type D)
Microphone (mini-phone stereo 3.5 mm)
FEATURES Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Self-Timer Delay 2sec, 12sec, 1 - 30 sec 10 sec, 2sec, 5 sec
Continuous Shooting Speed 5 frames per second, 20 frames per second, 10 frames per second 3.5 frames per second, 16 frames per second
Additional Features Audio recording, built-in speaker, auto power save, date/time stamp, histogram display, shadow point display, interval shooting mode, highlight point display, digital tele-converter, Intelligent AUTO (iAUTO), Time-Lapse recording, microscope image mode, Focus Stacking Built-in speaker, RGB primary colour filter, date/time stamp, digital image rotation, camera orientation detection, histogram display, AE lock, AF lock, takes photos while film recording, USB charging, built-in help guide, High ISO NR, S-Log2 gamma setting, Hybrid Log-Gamma (HLG) recording, S-Log3 gamma setting, Background Defocus function, D-range correction, webcam function, REC Led, Shot Mark, proxy recording
OTHERS Olympus Tough TG-6 Sony ZV-1F
Included Accessories Hand strap, carrying case, AC power adaptor, USB cable Lens cap, wind screen, USB-C cable, wind screen adapter
Software - Imaging Edge Mobile Plus
Max Operating Temperature 40 °C 40 °C
Min Operating Temperature -10 °C 0 °C
Underwater Use Yes -
Underwater Depth Up to 15 m -
Service & Support Limited warranty - parts and labour - 1 year -
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